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legacy bequest by will of personal property , similar in many respects to a gift causa mortis. A legacy ordinarily is distinguished from a devise, which transfers real property by will. The person who receives a legacy is called a legatee. Legacies are of various types. A specific legacy... Read more
David Brown David Brown
Brown, David 1916–PERSONALBorn July 28, 1916, in New York, NY; son of Edward Fisher and Lillian (maiden name, Baren) Brown; married Liberty LeGacy, April 15, 1940 (divorced, 1951); married Wayne Clark, May 25, 1951 (divorced, 1957); married Helen Gurley (an author and editor), September 25, 1959;... Read more
Sybille Bedford Sybille Bedford
Bedford, Sybille (1911– ), author, whose best-known novel, The Legacy (1956), is a sophisticated account of the complex matrimonial and financial affairs of a wealthy German family in the years immediately preceding the First World War. A Favourite of the Gods (1962) and A Compass... Read more
William Montague Cobb William Montague Cobb
W. Montague Cobb 1904–1990 Physical anthropologist, anatomist, activist Studied Medicine at Howard Became a Physical Anthropologist Represented Black Perspective in Anthropology Promoted Integration Through Professional Organizations Advanced Education and Medical Research Left... Read more
Antonin Dvorak Antonin Dvorak
Antonin Dvorak Composer Gained Early Renown in Prague A Staunch Nationalist Died in Poverty Selected discography Sources Considered the greatest composer that the Czech nation ever produced, Antonin Dvorak wrote a career’s worth of classical works for orchestra, symphony, and... Read more
Liza Minnelli Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli Singer, actress The Legacy of A Voice Competes With A Legend Makes Nightclub and Film Debut Wins Triple Crown Overcomes Drug Addiction Selected discography Television Sources For the children of the very famous, perhaps the most daunting task of their lives is to emerge... Read more
Yad Vashem Yad Vashem
YAD VASHEM The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, as well as a site in Israel dedicated to commemorating the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution and extermination. Established on the authority of the 1945 London Zionist Congress, Yad Vashem (from Isaiah 56:5) includes a... Read more
Fyodor Tyutchev Fyodor Tyutchev
TYUTCHEV, FYODOR IVANOVICH (1803–1873), Russian poet. Widely considered one of the greatest poets in world literature, Tyutchev can be classified as a late romantic, but, like other persons of surpassing genius, he was strikingly unique. Tyutchev's literary legacy consists of some three... Read more
Communitarianism Communitarianism
Communitarianism BIBLIOGRAPHY Communitarianism is a political philosophy that often stands in opposition to the principles of liberalism. Communitarians theorize that the community is the most important element of a society or culture. As such, the stability of the community must be enhanced... Read more
University of Virginia University of Virginia
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA The University of Virginia, known since its founding in 1819 as "Mr. Jefferson's University," has personified, in past and present, a distinctive approach to public higher education whose integration of academic vision and architectural environment attracts national and... Read more

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Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) DUKE ELLINGTONS AMERICA by Harvey G Cohen...an observer reported, "Duke didn't bat an eye...persistence and creativity, Duke was nonpareil. CH THE ANATOMY...book explores the roots and legacy of the trio. Meeting the...
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Newspaper article from: The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) ...sites, and the area they're in, have an accumulative legacy that I think young people should be aware of." A Princeton...theater, a barber shop. ... The Cab Calloways, the Duke Ellingtons, they didn't stay at the Daniel Boone, they stayed...
MORE THAN JUST HISTORY EMERGES FROM KEN BURNS' 'JAZZ'
Newspaper article from: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) ...to the Armstrongs, Ellingtons, Monks, Parkers...discs are on Columbia/Legacy, some on Verve. But...Armstrong (Columbia/Legacy CK-61440): You...Rating: The Definitive Duke Ellington (Columbia/Legacy CK-61444): On one...
IT'S JAZZ WITH A SOUTH AFRICAN FLAIR.(Pasatiempo)
Newspaper article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) ...next week, plays from a rich legacy that combines his African heritage...jazz influences that include Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk...recording session that resulted in Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar...the Ellington Orchestra, as Ellingtons substitute, ...
THE GIVING TREE CRITICS PUT THEIR SPIN ON PRESENTS
Newspaper article from: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) ...as a Young Man 1923-1934 (Columbia/Legacy, four discs, 57176). You could argue...universally revered genius of modern jazz. 7. Duke Ellington, The Original Decca Recordings...Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, etc. These Ellingtons from the '20s and early '30s have never...

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